SDG&E sent out a letter announcing weekly power outages for the months of August and September in the Carveacre neighborhood in Alpine. Over 100 customers will be affected up to nine hours a day, one …
August 21, 2018
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Zonie gets sick after Coronado swim
While visiting San Diego from Arizona, Travis Moncur enjoyed a swim in the ocean off Coronado beach, but on his way home things took a turn for the worse. “It’s super important that we really …
August 21, 2018
It's not just for homebrewers
When I go to Vista, it usually has something to do with beer. Seventeen brewhouses call the hourglass shaped North County city home, offering at least that many reasons to visit. However, twelve of them …
August 21, 2018
Take a seat at the big table
There’s an actual table at the center of Oceanside eatery, The Miller’s Table. It’s a large, stoutly constructed wood high top, about 6'x6', topped with plants, candles, and eclectic décor. The community table is not …
August 20, 2018
Yellowfin, skipjack turn on – record bluefin caught
Dock Totals Aug 12 – Aug 18: 6,583 anglers aboard 256 trips out of San Diego landings this past week caught 654 bluefin tuna, 8,190 yellowfin tuna, 7,093 skipjack tuna (50 released), 1,294 dorado, 3,178 …
August 20, 2018
Island Pacific Seafood closes, but cats stay
“Around 15 cats live behind the Island Pacific Seafood Market on 2720 E. Plaza Blvd,” posted a Paradise Valley resident on her Nextdoor account. “The store is closed and they need food and some water.” …
August 20, 2018
Larry Lucchino, switch hitter on ballpark subsidies
Remember when Larry Lucchino and John Moores said that a fat ballpark subsidy for a team owned by a mega-millionaire was a civic good — something akin to godliness and cleanliness? After getting San Diego …
August 20, 2018
San Diego's ideal jobs
Watches and rings and people and things Pawning, generally, is something other than a lopsided contest between loansharks and the destitute. Most of Smith’s customers, he says ninety percent of them, come back to redeem …
August 19, 2018
"Nazi" attendees ousted from City Heights concert
"They were picking fights before they even got inside"
August 19, 2018
San Diego characters not to forget
Del Mar's horse vet Jack Jocoy has seen it all With that big break — caring for a Derby winner — Jocoy’s career began to soar, other trainers reasoning that if Jocoy took care of …
August 18, 2018
Lost local bands of the 60s/70s - The Brain Police
Self-titled album recorded in La Mesa in 1968 sat on a shelf for over 30 years
August 17, 2018
What happens when you're too late for sesame
Devoted fans of the Hillcrest bagelry Big City Bagel Cafe had to go about two months without this spring as a fire forced the 24-year-old breakfast and lunch spot to close temporarily. I don’t know …
August 17, 2018
Almost everyone in Solana Beach working
The county unemployment rate was 3.5 percent in July, down from a revised 3.7 percent in June and from 4.4 percent a year earlier, according to the California Employment Development Department. During the month, total …
August 17, 2018
10, 9, 8, 7, 6....pick up that stride
On August 14, Kelsey went to court to fight a $197 crosswalk ticket that she and her buddy received in April. “My friend (Val) and I were coming back from the Tap Room,” she said, …
August 17, 2018
Yard crimes in Clairemont blamed on Prop 47
Thieves are targeting whatever isn't nailed down in Clairemont's front yards. It's a big problem in Pacific Beach, too, according to one resident, "Yards are being picked clean of outdoor furniture, surfboards, and bikes. If …
August 17, 2018